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SOUTH AMERICA. 'We - raraetthe following acco , sto of the battle Mnino, in Chili. from - The New York Mercantile' Advertiser of June 29. 1818 : [Translated for " The Baltimore Patriot."] ; GAZETTE OF BUENOS AYRES, WEDNESDAY, 9.2 D APRIL, P 71 ETAIL OF 7E I 13 81 ,iTTLE OF MAIPO. DISPATCH FI;01Y1 HIS EXCELLEN,C? THE CAPTAIN -01,1,11.1141. OF THF. ANDES 7O THE sunutme G , .VEy, NM f. NT lkioST EXCELLENtt SlR—The unexpected event of the 'might of the 19th ult. in the Cancha Raya du, put iu jeopardy the lib4ty of Chili. It was, indeed, a frightful Scene to see thedispersion of .an army, composed valiant men, toll of disci pline and instruction, without being beaten. Since. I opened the campaign, I have been so gratified that I looked on victtuy as Certain, and all my .movements were always directed to have it 'complete and decisive. The enemy, since he abandoned Corico, did not find any position capable of preventing our forces from mole Sting glen io his flanks', awl thtentenin;.-; to turn him. Accordingly both armies fell together, on the 19ilm, upon Tatra, making it impossible to undertake a retreat, or cross over the miver Maule. The situation, the most desperate, became, by an accident, the most favouratde. Our columns of infantry did not reach us until sunset, and a: that hour it became impossible to undertake au attack-on the town. The army was then funned provisionally in two lines, whilst we were recon noitring for the most a+lvontageous position that it could be placed in, which having selected, I ordered the right wing to occupy; but this move- . rnent was badly executed, and the left was begin ring to follow it, when a must brisk and despe rate attack from the enemy put in total confusion our baggage and artillery,. which were then mov ing. It was Then 9 Welo . ck, P. M. and this confu sion was soon followed by the dispersion'of our left, alter a larisk firing, which lasted half an boor, in which the enemy suffered great loss, and Tn.- selves had the misfortune to see the -biave.Gene . tai O'lliggias wounded. Myself, with all time other Chiefs and Officers, employed all our efforts to rally them, which at first was effected under the protection of the re serve. Here one of the most obstinate engage ments again took place, but the night rendered all our measures unavailing, and at last we had no other resource but ao give way. ,Our tight had nut been Much harassed, and Colonel Las Arras had the glory of conducting' and withdrawing, in good order, the corps of in fantry and artillery that composed it. This was the only _support that remained to us on my ar rival at ' Cl►iurharougo. I then pursued every ef fectual means to effect a re-union on the neck of 11,,egttletniC The head-quarters were placed at San Fernandir, Here I remained two days, and I can assure you; Excellency our situation was a most embar rassing one. We had lost all the baggage and materials of time army ; destitute of every thing, we wanted every thing in order to oppose an enemy superior in numbers and elated with vic tory. In this situation, I found no other expe dient but to fall back on Santiago, and procure every possible assistance to accomplish the-salva tion of the country. It is surpassing belief to say, that in the course of three days the army was re-organized in the field of Instraction, one league distant from the city. The spirits of the soldiers were regained, and in thirteen. days after our defeat, and a retreat of SO leagues, we found ourselves in a situation to meet tire enemy.—The interest, energy, and firmness with which the chiefs and all the officers of the army CO-Operated to establish order and discipline, will redound to their eternal honour. Jr is true that our forced were inferior to those of the enemy. Many of our corps were. merely skeletons, and we had .battalions composed of only two hundred men. In the mean time time enemy was advancing with rapidity, and on the Ist inst. 1 had positive in formation that the main part of the army had crossed the Maipo, by the fords of l_einguenna, and directed their march towards the defiles of la Cabra. The .position of our. encampment was neither secure or military. On the 2d, we encamped on the Espejo. That day, and on the 3d and 4tlt, our guerillas had much firing, and the army passed all those nights. under arms. -The enemy approached ns at last on the .sth All his movements appeare,d directed to turn our tight, threaten the capital, cut off our communi catitin with \ 'keep-ice gua , and secure to, himself the communicatioa with Valparaiso. When I observed that he had for his object the accomplishment of this movement, I considered that a favourable opportunity to attack him on his march, and place myself in his trout by means of a change of direction on the tight. This was -the preparation to all the, posterior operations. I immediately placed all the infantry under the command of the well-deserving Brigadier-General Balcarce ; the right tinder the Colonel Las Heras ; the left under the Lienr.--Colonel Don flilarian de In Quintana ; the • cavalry of the right under Colonel 31artias Zapiola, with his squadrons of grenadierS ; and that of the left under Col. Don Ramon Ft eyere, with his squadrons of the guard of his Excellency the Director'of Chili, and the chasseurs of the Andes. The enemy, -having perceived our first move ment, took a strong position ; detaching to a small hill a battalion of chasseurs to support a battery of four pieces placed at this point. This disposition Was well chosen, as it completely se cured their left, and their fires flanked and . beat - all the front of the position. Our line, formedin close aud parallel columns, inclined on the right of the enemy, presenting an oblique attack on his flank, which Was uncovered. :The reserve, charging also Apo!' the same, was in the attitude of turning it awl supporting our right. The hattery of eight pieces of commanded by Commandant 13;/neo 'Cicerbn, and another of four pieces under Commandant Plaza, wet e ad- Van►ar;eon'ly p!ared, and played with success upon the enemy's position. In (mi. columns began to move from the skirts of the small hill which formed our position, to march to dhargt Theznemy'i ring, who then commenced a most stupendous fire, but did not succeed in stopping our march. His flank battery on the hill did us great injury ; at the same tittle a heavy mass of• the enemy's ca valry, situated in the interval, came to charge the Horse Grenadiers_, who, being formed in columns by squadrons, were advancing on us in front. The first squadron was commanded by Escalada, who, seeing hinise!f threatened by the enemy, marched immediately upon him, sword in baud. The CoMmatlant, Medina, followed this move ment. The tiring also commenced from our left, and soon the whole line was engaged, as Nell as the Reserve, which came up at the moment the vigour' of our line began to droop. But the charge made by the Reserve, and by the Cor»- mandant Towson, of the Ist regiMent of Coquim bo, gave impulse to our line, which fell upon the enemy with more spirit than ever. It may be said that hardly a brisker attack has been witness ed, nor a more vigorous and obstinate resistance. The constancy of our soldiers and their heroic force triumphed at last, and the enemy was put complete:y to the rout. The General-in-Chief, Osorin, escaped with only about 200 horsemen. It is probable be will be taken by the cavalry that pinsues hint. All his Generals arc prisoners in - ttur possession. The number of prisoners is 3000, and 190 officers, %with -the greatest part of the Chiefs of the Corps. The field of ,battle is covered with 2000 killed. All his artillery, parks, hospitals, with the surgeons, military chests, in a word, every thing composing the royal army is dead, prisoner, or in our possession. 1 compute our loss at 1000 killed and Wounded. The force of the enemy, of all de act iptions, was 5300, and ours 400. [The dispatch concltides by recommending several officers to the consideration of the Government.] JOSE 1)E SAN MARTIN. Head-quarters, Santiago, 9th April, 1818. A letter from Buenoi Ayres, of the ?sth of . April, to Messrs. De Forest and Son, of this city, slates, that the Congress frigate left there the day previous, " with Messrs: Rodney and Gratia,m on board, Mr. Bland having gone to Chili to join the Ontario. The Royalists under Osorio, in Chili, have been completely defeated by San Mar tin, ,on the sth instant, with the loSs of 3000 pri soners and a great many killed, besides all their artillery and baggage." THE COMBINATION at MANCHESTER. AlaNcifesTEß-,.JULY 28;—The Cotton Spinners are still. absent from the factories. The sante spirit which induced them to leave their employ ment, by which they earned considerably more than other operatives ill the cotton manufacture, continues in all its force ; and, as we are given to understeord, from twelve to fourteen thou-and persons (including their families) are at this mo ment dependent on their Association Funds (ostensibly collected for their support in sick ness), on casual charity, or on parochial relief ; for it would be insulting them to say they are living on the fruits of their former earnings, since that would operate as a strong argument against the justice of their claims for an advance of wages. The first source must soon be exhausted, w h en , so many people are fed from it ; the second must be incompetent indeed, when the amount of the rates which are paid for• the legal support of the poor is considered ; and it cannot be' supposed, that the officers who distribute the money collected for the parochial relief of the truly distressed, will apply any of .these funds, which ought to be held sacred for the purpose intended by the Legislature, to the maintenance of persons who will not avail themselves of the means which their business affords them of providing for more comforts for themselves and their families, than three four th s of the whole population or the British Empire (from the inferiority of the remuneration they receive for more severe. and even more ingenious labour than cotton•spinners) have ever known. [FROM THE SAME PLACE. I The privations of the Cotton Spinners at this moment must certainly be great, since the receo 'of from twenty to thirty shillings per week, by nearly every adult so employed—by very many from thirty to forty shillings per week—and, in .many instances, the latter •suins doubled by the auxiliary strength of a family of children, work ing in the same factories with their parents, is for the present ospended ; but the suTensiou is a voluntary one ; the privation was self awarded. The sympathy which the idea of so warty persons being, possibly, without bread, is calculated to awaken, is softened by the recollection, that em ployment, which will at once put an end to the temporary distress they are now •suffering,, awaits acceptance. We are given to understand, that the wages-they have rejected are not only very much superior to that of the major part 0: the vast -population employed in the cotton manufacture, but are also at as high a rate as can be paid, con sistently with the. existence of the trade, when the rivalry of the Continent is considered, where extreme cheapness of labour is made to compete so closely with British ingenuity,British industry, and British capital. lts our next we hope to he able to state, that true policy has prevailed, and that the spinners,%who, we are happy to observe, rave conducted themselves most orderly during their absence from their customary employment, have again ,resumed the power of furnishing not only the means of subsistence, but of comfort to their families, without draining the fund intend ed for the hour of sickness--submitting to the degradation of asking charity, or to the mean ness.of depending on parochial relief, when they are enabled by their. own hands to secure inde pendence. A most daring attack w•aS made on Mr.. and Mrs. PRINGLE, of Haughton-street,. Tottenham-court - road, early on Tuesday evening. They were at tacked in the fields by a gang of five or six per-. sons, who, without notice, knockrd them both &Juin, ant!. robbed Mr. of 71., and his watch, And the lady of inn redicule, containing some sit , ver. w. N G LE, Wha is infirm, was severely beaten.—The ruffians. were disguised as sailor. COURT OF CO:,IMON COMTIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall, tvhicli was numerously at tended. ROYAL ADDRESSES AND ANSWERS. The Lotto Ainvoa said he held in his band the Answer of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, and of their loyal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Clarence and the Doke land Duchess of Kent, to the Addresses presented to them pur suant to the Resolutions of the last Court of Common Council, congratulating those Royal Persons on the recent :Marriages of the Dukes of Clatenee and Kent. An. S. DixoN moved, that the Answers should be read, observing at the same time that lie-trust ed the cause of the Addresses would afford to his Lordship's successor more than one funzous oppor tunity for doing up will) Addresses of Congra tulation and tasting Court Candle—(A laugh ) The Altswers were read tind ordered to be en erect or) the J nurnals . 'foe LORD MAYOR said he also held in his hand a letter which he had received from Luird illorton, the Queen's Ch,amberlain, on the subject of the 'Address voted to her Majesty, which httwished to have read. The letter was accordingly read, and was to the follo,ving efrect,: 7 ---" Lord Morton presents his compliments to the Lord Mayor, and begs to in form him, that he has in command from : her Ma jesty, to express her Majesty's regret that she could not have the satistactiun of re c e iving the Address of the Lord Mayor and Common Council in the usual way, on account of the state of her heal h;' desiring that the Address should be forwarded to Lord Morton, by whom it would be transmitted so her Majesty." On the motion of Mr. S. DIXON, it was ordered, that the letter of Lord Morton should be entered on the Journals. PROSTITUTES. Mr. Alderman Noon moved, that it he Made an instruction to the Committee to whom the Peti tion of the Inhabitants respecting the Common Prostitutes io the streets had been referred, that they should take into their consideration the state of the Police and Watch of the . Metropolis, anti report to the Court whether any and what altera tion conld be made in the sante. Mr. S. Dlxoti objected to the word" Common;" all Prostio)tes,- he contended, whether high or low, were Common. Slr. Alderman WOOD said the word was the worthy Gentleman's own, nsed by him on a former occasion, when this subject WdS before the Court.—(A laugh.) The motion was agreed to as it originally stood. NoN-ATTENDANCE OF ALDERMEN. Mr. Ot.onaat said, he had a motion of consider able importance on this subject to bring forward, and in doing so he begged it to he understood, that he intended no mark of disrespect whatever to the Bench of Aldermen, but was wholly actuated by a sanse of public - duty. At the same time it could ,not be concealed, that Gentlemen .when first elected Aldermen were fond of their .dignity, and of the duties attached to it, and con sequently roost 'constant in their attendance. — After having served the office of Sheriff, and passed through the arduous duties of the Civic Chair, the duties became irksome, and it was seldom they were seen amongst them. This feeling had operated so as to cause considerable inconvenience and delay, on more than one occa sion lately, to take place in the administration of justice, both at r!,e Sessions House and in the Justice Room. Now, it was well known, that nothing could operate so forcibly to bring the Ma- • gistracy intodisrepute, as the appearance of a laxity or tardiness in the administration of josrice.— lie had heard complaints of this sort from 'callous quarters, and theretore it was lie had brought this turrion forward. He was aware there was an , . other course which Might be adopted, namely, all application to Parliament ; but he was persuaded that. which he was about to propose would prove less offensive to the feelings of inditiduals, amid was one to which he trusted no opposition would he made. lie concinded by moving that it he re ferred to. a -Committee, to-consider anti report to the Court the steps necessary to he adopted to prevent the recurrence - of a circumstance which occurred at the last London Session, when an ad jourmeent took place in consequence of the non attendance of a sufficient number of Magistrates. Mr. Alderman Wool) had no objection to in quiry in any shape, as he could always answer for his own conauct, though not for the conduct of others. In an inquiry of this description, however, lie thought every step should be regu lar. The fact was, that the Court of Aldermen had doac all in their power to correct.the evil complained of ; they had directed the Sheriffs to report such Aldermen as did not attend regular ly, and such hat' been summoned to spew cause for their non-attendance, but there the:power of the Court of Aldermen ceased : they could not enforce attendance. There was one ,way of pro ceeding which .the Honourable Mover had not mentioned, and that was to apply for a cri minai information to the Court of Kings's Bench, against such Magistrates as neglected their ditty. • Mr. DIXON' thought the most delicate way of - proceeding would he, to move, for a conference with the Court of Aldermen, when it aright be re commended to time Court to adopt some measure 'on the subject in future. • _ After a few words from Mr. Oldham in reply , . the motion, as origifially put, was agreed to. Upon the Report from the Committee for Gene ral Purposes, the Court voted tine som of 501. to Jabey Mythileton, time descendant of Sir Hugh Myddlet on, Bart. who brought the New River to London, time same being in consideration of his distressed situation..—Adjourned. Yesterday, Mr. JonNsos, of St. Catherine's, accomp a nied by his ►vife, were driving in a one horse chaise along the Commercial Road, when, by some utgemetlt they came in contact With a coal waggon►, :he only carriage besides their own upon the road, a:id were thrown out, by which Mr, J. had hip !eg broken. LAW *INtrESAGENCt. COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY PRACTICE OF Collici% As soot] as the. Chiincellor had Wien iris seed etc Mr. FONBLA NCIU E d , H ) 10 sl case of '' IVillim and Willan," whicti the 1 -" 1 " -- Counsel observed had been s, long The Loll]) CHANCELLOR--- , -`` k Counsel pared And present on the other yids ?" , r, di Mr. FONELANQUE--`r 00 1101 know; in) , r whether Sir Saninel Romilly is instructed 1.0 1113 ' but he is not now in Court." The Loan ,- CHANCELLOR.—" They. ..Ir. °6 1 11 A : n blatpte, I will not hear the Cast! If I ;It") 6 ,.;1 after day, to be employed in hearing tuoft. ,o3 Causes in the absence of the necussaty Couns!; I rn!ght as well not come here at all. It , q at if impossible. for me to co on in another branch ut this Lourx, instead ot t o lltov! l ir t the provitions the Aet.ot P4rliament, direct that the ChAticeltbr shritild be ciiiisolte(:t choose to introduce a nem practicr, concert or communication with me, and wil l o , will prevv\it the buslues of this Court Iron') Pio cee,ing, had better nt. bettever le3 o ve my l om. F 0 the last tittle, I in , imate now that I will give° bipskv , ;( . to such Nylicailoiis in limire." beg Mr. FOZOILANQUE--." Lord,. Mitt) , } ' pqrdon. Nothing cou:.l b firther f;.01" thought than chsrespeci." ,s. a ti The LORD CHANCELLoR.—" I am s ore 0( hot, Mr. FonhlanTie, I most not coo , ol t 10"11.61 dual accommodation al tie eNrciice of g ilt justice and propriety." VICE-CUANCELLOR,'S counT. LADY EMILY VANE TEMPFST. V 1 4 CC I The application made to his Honour the „ 1 . Chancellor was nut, as some o ' o nting l' B rf have stated, for the 'appointment of a Receiver to her estates, during the Appeal, which is l ow come before the House of ,Lords. Such tifL a r thought of, nor was plication was never citor-General at all engaged in the case- f o r whole was merely krequest to his Honour, :ce allowing her better security for her Mainteo.l during her minority, which was inintedistete granted ; the comlaint being, than the 1 0111 14 g, nance was not duly paid. The usual orde r of course, Made by the Vice,-Cha,'icellor .vra there ceitainly was no application for reeCl of her estates during the .APpeal •oo" r The whole day was occupied in .bearing rapt () no the .16.40 rttor.--Abuut nine o'clock TuesbY I .00 ,ing, information was brought to Mr. 1100-f :',al at Queen's-square, that a most desper"` e , alarming riot had taken place between th e so° ed. of the Foot Guards and the populace in tbe 1 5 ' 3 0 „il way, lYestininster, - and that the dist urba" c as. - iamed Most.serinns..iispeet, the itotosc",(oa% being obliged to ciynKl-irp • their hoases• I' Worthy Magistrate—akpatched a m esse4 ll er . o p the Goarddrortse, and Serjeaut-Major. Wl',l with two Serjeants awl tour •Corporals, tachment of the ibird regiinent of Foot under the direction of Police (Ricers, w' re mediately dispatched to take the ritigleadeal custody, and suppress the riot. Oft I hei r 6r re Ctf at the scene of action, they found Totl'i: t ree t ' Yoik•street, Chapel-street, and all tlic,,',; ( l or leading to the Broadway, completely bloc" ()1'0" No less than 50 soldiers, in their moro ing were eng'sged with a proportionate ti mob. Hackney coaches, carts, and ecer',l of vehicle passin.g, were compelled to s' O r (IV were loaded with persons eager to ;Le Yocac'l graceful scene. The military, with fixed b t ,' ail"; cleared the way with ciinsiderable clinic ca r' formed a circle tonnd those pi incipaily c"" OW' in the affray, who still kept on, regart'i, ss :: appearance, when the police-officers t,' ci amongst them, anti succeeded in oik i l re ts r i ,. (tiers, and giving them in charge to o) 6 ' . Goll' l. in arms, who marched them off 'to house, to be dealt with according to rtl l cry 54:1' It was past ten o'clock before the riot wlioace' ° .-- pressed ; but about this time setious di°lll•G IVO 0 I a NI broke out at different parts. George o t met at the corner of Dean-street by A P 3r j' oo svl 'heat him most severely ; but happily th e up , ' bles, who were patroling the 0 street , cattle ,0 1 took one of them, named lidwald WM" , v ote tody, but the others escaped. kV 4 r (I " il w cto o !e . day examined before Mr. MAUKLAN D ; f 4 tiered the pi isoner'to find bath. The be at)A o from some of cite Waterloo 111C11 hayiug by e• stilted by a sailor, - ss hose part 'w " as mob. - lrntll • l'o f • A beautiful antique vole, ring "'l' s l is -c o f ?-. short time ago, by a our ma: 01 1 1 11 "Y ° ale . it moving some rubbish near the gicat g i,or , 1 1, Carnarvon Castle. 1 1 has engraved ' I vit ic t th ' .- e ( a female figure nursing a ChM, b°Calteritlitlvii is a Saxon inscription. No doobt is e l . ii 't ' g of its having lain in the spot from c tril i ct lif ' taken, ever since the foundation of the 9 It is now before the Antiquarian ti"cietY. --...... f° _ • BIRTHS. Dadl ° be tO . On Sunday last, at Norwood Park, Nou s ' ! W'right, Es q. of a sun. . t .;,,dclisb if" On the :Kith inst. at Barton Rector .i '''' ' Lady of the Rev. .1. Scholetield, of a s on..' ____ • - i'l te e.o o ff MARRIED• . ontr-,., 0 0 $ 'Yesterday, by special licence, 'at St. George'', f 15 ' e 0,:,, nover-squart , , by the H on , an d R e v. the l)eill•s°041), tr the ?darquis of Bate, to the Lildy N0,, r ,, 9 " r d. 1 , 1 ,, e ci!:., 0 daughter of the late George Earl at Gliit",;;"ii, o f ;34 9 5 f was given away by his Royal I-I 'burs the 1"!. St r.,.„50 On the 26th inst. at St. Bride's, Fleet-stretlidot Whitman, of Queen-square, to Sarah Attit,:acoitier' . of Thomas Sprague, Esq.of Somers-tow", c' ------ tot"' s r 4e , ts . " .l - e . s , t , e f r e ‘ l t a ,., y , I.l ' n t. t i c o ii r h . s i g tf i; r t „ l . l e 1- . ) i i l i E f fut . son °f 'l*.b°l° . 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